Green Guide: Reef Life of Australia

The structure of this new addition is similar to that of other titles in the series. Fact panels cover interesting aspects of the subject, including ‘What is a Reef?’, ‘What Other Habitats and Features Support Reefs?’ and ‘Are Reefs Threatened?’.  Identification spreads cover all the key life-forms which occur on reefs around Australia. From plants and plant-like organisms, through invertebrates to the vertebrates, each category is crammed with jaw-dropping facts and images.

From nudibranchs, sea stars, corals and octopus that would seem outlandish if they were dreamed up for a sci-fi movie, through the hundreds of species of outrageously colourful fishes and those ocean giants, the great whales, there are reasons for surprise and awe on every page.

The many beautiful images are taken from the author’s own collection, which has been built up over many decades.

About the Author:  Nigel Marsh is an Australian underwater photographer and photo journalist who’s work has been published in numerous magazines,newspapers and books, both in Australia and overseas. Nigel has dived extensively around Australia, especially the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, and also throughout Asia, Pacific Ocean, Indian Ocean and Caribbean.  His underwater photographs have won a number of international photographic competitions.